Three-quarters of Black Catholics say fighting racism 'essential' to faith

March 15, 2022

Black Catholics are more likely than their white or Hispanic counterparts to say that opposing racism and sexism is essential to being a faithful Christian, according to a Pew Research Center survey released March 15.

The survey also finds that Black Catholics rely more on daily prayer and Scripture reading, engage in charismatic-style worship at Mass more often, drive longer distances to attend religious services, and are less likely to hear sermons about abortion than their white and Hispanic coreligionists.

The new study, a follow-up to Pew's February 2021 report "Faith Among Black Americans," draws on a survey of 8,660 Black adults, which included 562 Black Catholics, that Pew conducted from Nov. 19, 2019, to June 3, 2020.

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